Mrs. Sing is a 44-year-old patient who presents to the office with a complaint of enlarged lymph nodes. When enlarged, which lymph nodes are most likely to be a sign of pathology (e.g., ma-lignancy)?
a. Occipital
b. Anterior cervical
c. Supraclavicular
d. Femoral
C
Supraclavicular nodal enlargement is of special concern because it suggests a malignancy, even in children; an enlarged supraclavicular lymph node may be the sentinel node of Hodgkin disease.
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